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We all know the good old tale about how beneficial travel is.
And it is, we dont argue with that fact.
At the same time, that doesnt mean that it cant make people anxious.
Like this mom, who got a proposition to let her 16-year-old twins go on aflightoverseas alone.
It wouldnt be for no reason; they would be meeting their father at the other end.
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Should a parent allow teenagers to fly overseas alone?
They had kids together who recently turned 16.
Unfortunately, the couple is no longer together.
To be more specific, he wants the twins to come to the US for about 8 days.
He even already has a whole itinerary for each day.
The age of a child that can fly alone depends on the airline.
Then, minors of 16 years old or older usually can fly alone.
So, technically, there isnt an issue with the twins flying overseas alone.
Well, with the airline.
Theres an issue with their mother.
She doesnt want to let them go on such a difficulttripby themselves.
After all, the flight overseas isnt short, and theres also the process of getting through the airport.
It is proven that traveling while being young has manybenefits.
It helps a person to broaden their worldview and strengthen their intercultural skills.
It also boosts confidence and drives personal growth.
So, it isnt an unprecedented experience in the OPs environment.
Yet, she just cant imagine letting her kids do that.
Her ex-husband feels the opposite.
He even said that she is restricting their growth.
Back in the day, he traveled a lot himself and didnt see this as an overlyscarything.
There, people unanimously told her to let them go.
But maybe this will work for her as a motivation to work on her travel-relatedfears.
Its starting to affect her life, and even more, her relationships.
After all, her kids dont seem like the key in who will give up traveling after turning 18.
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